Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'works', 'Morality and Human Sexuality' and 'Sweet Dreams'

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8 ideas

15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 5. Qualia / c. Explaining qualia
7658 Obviously there can't be a functional anaylsis of qualia if they are defined by intrinsic properties [Dennett]
16. Persons / E. Rejecting the Self / 4. Denial of the Self
7655 The work done by the 'homunculus in the theatre' must be spread amongst non-conscious agencies [Dennett]
17. Mind and Body / E. Mind as Physical / 2. Reduction of Mind
7657 Intelligent agents are composed of nested homunculi, of decreasing intelligence, ending in machines [Dennett]
17. Mind and Body / E. Mind as Physical / 3. Eliminativism
7656 I don't deny consciousness; it just isn't what people think it is [Dennett]
18. Thought / B. Mechanics of Thought / 6. Artificial Thought / a. Artificial Intelligence
7654 What matters about neuro-science is the discovery of the functional role of the chemistry [Dennett]
25. Social Practice / F. Life Issues / 5. Sexual Morality
20890 Why do sexual relationships need permanence, if other relationships don't? [Punzo]
20891 Does engaging in sexual intercourse really need no more thought than playing tennis? [Punzo]
29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 3. Problem of Evil / a. Problem of Evil
20698 Irenaeus says evil is necessary for perfect human development [Irenaeus, by Davies,B]